Felice was one of my professors during my Master's in social justice education. She rocks. I only met Chuck once, but he's cool too. I think it's great their book, Economic Apartheid in America has been published in a 2nd edition.
equality and justice: October 2005 Archives
I dunno. I like the idea of a "white" apology for slavery very much, but I was distressed reading the story with an ad rating women's legs on the same page. The flesh trade seems all too alive and persistent . . .
At any rate, Barbados both promoted and resisted (?) the slave trade. The same story is on the AP "mainstream" media coverage as that provided by BlackPlanet. Link passed on by Tee on the social justice listserv.
Update on casualties and damage in Guatemala from PRENSA LIBRE of October 11 and 12 provided some information on the extent of the damage country-wide as of last week:
657 muertos (people dead - note that these figures include 169 people
killed in the total destruction of the Santiago Atitlan village of
Panabaj through a mudslide).
99 heridos (people hurt)
577 desaparecidos (disappeared)
200,000 personas afectadas (people affected)
120,000 personas están albergadas (in temporary shelters)
5,352 casas afectadas (houses damaged)
1,478 viviendas destruidas (houses destroyed)
515 comunidades afectadas (communities affected)
316 planteles educativos afectados (educational facilties affected)
One of our professors (email in full below) is very familiar with this region, testifying: "Having seen the grinding poverty of the Maya in Guatemala, I can assure you that there is a very real need and anything will help."
online donations: PRO LAGO GUATEMALAN RELIEF or by mail:
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posted by Marcella to the social justice listserv
Sam's sister Edith sent this to him via email:
WHY WAIT UNTIL 2008? THERE IS AN ELECTION IN 2006. I HEREWITH FIRMLY STATE THAT I WILL NOT VOTE FOR ANY POLITICIAN, REGARDLESS OF THE OTHER ISSUES, IF HE OR SHE DOES NOT SPONSOR AND SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION. THAT INCLUDES EVERYONE STANDING FOR ELECTION IN 2006.
LET US SHOW OUR LEADERS IN WASHINGTON "PEOPLE POWER"AND THE POWER OF THE INTERNET. LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE WITH ME ON THIS BY REPLYING AND FORWARDING TO EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK.
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT!
Is celebrated every year on October 11. I forget what that date was selected when the holiday was inaugurated in the ... late 80's?
My good buddy Warren Blumenfeld, a colleague from the Social Justice Program at UMass-Amherst, distributed
his speech via the social justice listserv.
Unesco has posted the text with a brief historical account.
the Preamble declares:
"[T]his Declaration takes language communities and not states as its point of departure and is to be viewed in the context of the reinforcement of international institutions capable of guaranteeing sustainable and equitable development for the whole of humanity. For these reasons also it aims to encourage the creation of a political framework for linguistic diversity based upon respect, harmonious coexistence and mutual benefit."
Here's some info on income inequality and political representation in the U.S. and some correlations with partisan politics (from a presentation by Chris in Labor Studies).
Compiled from the 2004-2005 edition of The State of Working America:
"1. Income in 2000 was slightly less concentrated among the top 1% than in 1929. This means, in 2000, the top 1% held 21.7% of the total income and in 1929, the top 1% held 22.5%.
2. The income of the bottom fifth of the American population grew at 6.4% from 1979-2000, while the top 1/5 grew 70% and the top 1% of America achieved real income gains of 184% since 1979.
3. In 1979, the top 1/5 of American population had an average income 8.4 times that of the bottom. By 2001, the top fifth had an average income 12.3 times that of the bottom.
4. In 1979, the top 1% had an average income 33.1 times that of the bottom fifth of the American public. By 2001, the elite of America had an avg. income 70.5 times that of the bottom."
